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British Airways and Virgin Atlantic drop masks on transatlantic flights

US mask mandate overturned by federal judge

The Independent UK

Editorial: Masks are no longer mandatory on public transit, but they can still help reduce COVID’s spread. Choose wisely

Americans could scarcely be blamed for feeling confused about whether or not to wear a mask right now. A week ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended into May a nationwide mask mandate for travel on airplanes, trains, buses and other forms of public transportation. Then on Monday,…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Confused about the second COVID booster? So are some of the experts

Vaccine resisters have accused the federal government of pushing COVID-19 shots without ensuring that the benefits outweigh the risks. But what about when one of the people raising questions about the latest round of jabs is Paul A. Offit, arguably the most prominent supporter of vaccines in the nation, a…

Los Angeles Times

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Trump-appointed judge who overturned mask mandate becomes instant Republican heroine

Kathryn Mizelle, who overturned the federal requirement for masks on transport, part of Trump’s bid to reshape the judiciary

The Guardian - US

Even If the CDC's Mask Mandate Made Sense, That Would Not Make It Legal

The decision against the rule hinged on whether the agency had the power it asserted.

Reason

87% of children hospitalized during U.S. Omicron surge unvaccinated, CDC study finds

Black children were disproportionately affected by the wave, according to the CDC.

Axios

Covid: Unvaccinated kids bore brunt of Omicron wave, CDC report says

WASHINGTON: Almost 90% of US children hospitalized for Covid during the Omicron wave this winter were unvaccinated, according to a government study.

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Unvaccinated kids bore brunt of omicron wave, CDC report says

Almost 90% of U.S. children hospitalized for COVID-19 during the omicron wave this winter were unvaccinated, according to a government study.

Tribune News Service

The US mask mandate for public transport has been quashed but not everyone is going mask-less on planes

Passengers remove their face coverings and crews cheer as a US-wide mask mandate is overturned by a federal judge. But not everyone is celebrating.

ABC News

Biden considers delaying pandemic border policy repeal

The White House is looking for ways to buy time to avoid a massive influx of migrants.

Axios

Biden weighs mask mandate appeal that may be fruitless, or worse

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is ready to appeal a ruling that eliminated the mask mandate for plane and train travel if necessary, even after some argued the best way to preserve the government’s authority was to let the case die.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department will appeal mask mandate ruling if CDC finds requirement still ‘necessary’

Biden administration weighing response after federal judge voided public transit requirement

The Independent UK

Moving beyond masks: Biden toils to put pandemic behind him

President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink their personal risk calculations as the nation gets used to the idea of living with an endemic COVID-19

The Independent UK

Louisville transit officials drop mask mandates following federal judge’s ruling

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Miami Herald

Florida seeing increase in COVID-19 cases

MIAMI — What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?

Reason

CDC Removes All Countries From COVID-19 'Do Not Travel' List

Though travel isn't completely back to normal, this change is an overdue acknowledgment that we can't always view COVID-19 transmission as catastrophic.

Salon

Mask mandate ruling is "a political act"

A federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC only had authority to issue regulations related to "sanitation"

Input

Uber and Lyft ditch mandatory masks after judge shoots down CDC mandate

Neither drivers nor riders will be required to wear masks, and the car's front seat can now be occupied.

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?

A ruling by a judge in Florida means the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes and public transportation is gone

Axios

CDC: New Omicron strain accounts for about 20% of new cases in U.S.

The Omicron BA.2 subvariant is still the dominant strain, making up about 75% of all cases.

The Independent UK

Flight attendants warn mask mandate confusion could cause ‘more violence’

‘The last thing we need for workers on the frontlines or passengers traveling today is confusion and chaos,’ says the Association of Flight Attendants

Reason

Kentuckians Left Without Abortion Access After Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto

Plus: The end of travel mask mandates, pundits out of touch with how normies use social media, and more...

The Independent UK

Confusion as US’s ‘trains and planes’ mask mandate overturned

Federal judge overturned CDC extension

The Independent UK

Pilots announce mask mandate has been dropped mid-flight in US, angering passengers

‘The flight crew has taken our choices away from us. Very very angry about this,’ says aggrieved traveller

Daily Record

Major US travel rule changes as masks struck down and warning system overhauled

The mask verdict has thrown the travel industry into confusion.

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